Proverbs 14:29
Modern English Version
29 He who is slow to wrath is of great understanding,
but he who is hasty of spirit exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:29
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:29 Lit. short of spirit
Proverbs 16:32
Modern English Version
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32
New King James Version
32 (A)He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 19:11
Modern English Version
11 The discretion of a man defers his anger,
and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 19:11
New King James Version
11 (A)The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
(B)And his glory is to overlook a transgression.
Proverbs 23:1-3
Modern English Version
Saying Seven
23 When you sit to eat with a ruler,
consider diligently what is before you;
2 and put a knife to your throat,
if you are a man given to appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his delicacies,
for they are deceptive food.
Proverbs 23:1-3
New King James Version
Listen to Your Father
23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
Consider carefully what is before you;
2 And put a knife to your throat
If you are a man given to appetite.
3 Do not desire his delicacies,
For they are deceptive food.
Proverbs 25:28
Modern English Version
28 He who has no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Proverbs 25:28
New King James Version
28 (A)Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.
Proverbs 29:1
Modern English Version
29 He who is often reproved, yet hardens his neck,
will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Proverbs 29:1
New King James Version
Happy Is He Who Keeps the Law
29 He(A) who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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